Mara Santilli

Trumbull, CT

Mara Santilli is a journalist reporting on health and wellness and how social and political systems influence the well-being of certain groups, including but not limited to Black and brown communities, women, and the LGBTQ+ community. Her editorial work has appeared in publications such as Shape, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, InStyle, Glamour, and more. Outside of reading and writing, she enjoys traveling (especially to Italy), singing, dancing, musical theatre, and playing guitar

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Articles

One in seven women in the U.S. suffers from chronic pelvic pain, a condition that is often questioned, misdiagnosed, or dismissed altogether, especially if...

September 16, 2024

If you’re currently pregnant or planning for pregnancy, cord blood banking (saving the blood and tissue from the fetal umbilical cord to preserve potentially...

September 9, 2024

Whether you’ve been dealing with Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) for a number of years or you’re in the same camp as approximately one-third of...

August 28, 2024

Sometimes it happens…you’re just not in the mood for any kind of sex. There are so many factors that go into this, from dynamics...

August 3, 2024

The moment you give birth, in addition to having a new member of your family, there are a number of changes that take place,...

July 21, 2024

If you’ve been pregnant once, getting pregnant the second time should be easy, right? Well, not always. About 11% of couples experience secondary infertility,...

July 8, 2024

  It's been said before, and it should be emphasized again for good measure: Sex should not be painful in any way, shape, or...

June 10, 2024

While postpartum depression can manifest itself differently for every person, it can begin pretty quickly after birth — and can make it almost...

May 12, 2024

No one's journey to becoming a parent is the same. For some people, it may involve IVF, and part of that might mean...

April 28, 2024

If you have endometriosis, you probably already know this, but according to the most recent research, 50 to 70% of people with endometriosis...

March 25, 2024

Endometriosis flare-ups: If you know, you know about the debilitating pain it can cause for at least 7-15% of women worldwide. For some people,...

February 29, 2024

It’s safe to say that no one really looks forward to a Pap smear…maybe you even pay special attention to your period tracker...

February 25, 2024

No one really wants to talk about sexually transmitted infections, especially if they’ve been affected by them, but it’s an important conversation to...

February 20, 2024

You’ve probably already been going for your annual OB/GYN appointment for years now, and are used to getting your pap smear and even...

February 1, 2024

As soon as you decide you’re trying for a baby, the first step (after stopping any birth control you’re using) is to take...

January 20, 2024

Upon immediately reading this, you might think these conditions are completely unrelated: One has to do with your brain, and the other has...

January 15, 2024

  If you’re on the IVF rollercoaster, the wait after an embryo transfer is a part of the journey that can feel like it’s...

December 27, 2023

Whether you’re in the midst of the dreaded two-week wait after an IVF transfer or after trying to conceive with a partner, you’re...

December 5, 2023

There are so many different ways to have a family, and it is totally worth it, but it is definitely an endeavor that...

November 15, 2023

For the 10 to 20% of pregnancies that end in miscarriage, the loss is compounded when there are more people involved in the...

November 15, 2023

If you are a menstruating human, you are no stranger to the period poops. They are unpredictable, always unwelcome, and seem to come...

October 24, 2023

Information about hormonal birth control, what type you should switch to, horror stories with IUD placement, and personal anecdotes about the pill making...

September 20, 2023

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